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Chapter 201 The Winning Streak Ends

Three days later, all members of Villarreal got up and went to Zaragoza, a city in northeastern Spain, where they will welcome their opponents in the eighth round of the league, Real Zaragoza.

Real Zaragoza Football Club is not considered a veteran team in La Liga. They were founded in 1932, and the team history is only over 70 years old. Considered a shallow qualifications.

Like their background, Zaragoza has never been a strong team in La Liga. In fact, they spend more time playing the role of "elevator", between the second division and the first division. Rock back and forth.

Of course, the team is more than a bit better than Villarreal in terms of honor. In fact, there are really few teams in La Liga that are worse than the background of the Yellow Submarine. In 1964 and 1995, they won the Fairs Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup respectively, and also won the La Liga Copa del Rey championship trophy six times in total.

Not only that, there have also been many well-known stars in the history of the Zaragoza club who have stayed for a short time. In the early days, there were legendary superstars such as Rijkaard, Cafu, and Chilavert. Marr, Diego Milito and other stars who are in their prime are playing.

It can be said that Zaragoza's team lineup is not bad, at least compared to many mediocre La Liga teams, they are still outstanding in terms of hard power.But football is really uncertain. It’s not that if you have good players and good coaches, you will definitely be able to achieve good results. For example, Zaragoza, they have a nickname called "Millionaire". The irony of the metaphor is that they Spend high prices to buy players, spend high salaries to attract players, but the results achieved are extremely poor.

Since the beginning of this season, Zaragoza's results have been as stable as ever. After seven rounds of the league, they have only won two games and lost only two games, but the remaining three games All are draws. Currently they have won nine league points, and there is no danger of relegation for the time being. However, if they maintain this state, then there must be a place for them in the relegation army.

For such an opponent, the current Villarreal is bound to take all three points. Although it is an away game, they are still full of confidence in victory.In terms of strength, the Yellow Submarine is obviously superior to the home team. In terms of state, the record of six consecutive victories in the league is here. In terms of ranking, Zaragora will not talk about it. Villarreal is now the leader in the league. It's not comparable at all.

With many advantages in all aspects, if Villarreal just wants to take away a point in the away game, it will really make people laugh.

But this game is a good explanation to the world of an indelible truth, that is, football is round, and everything is possible.

Before the game, whether it was various newspapers, media or professional football commentators, they were optimistic that Villarreal would score all three points away from home, including Villarreal players. But not long after the game started, the reality slapped everyone hard.

In the 3rd minute of the opening game, Zaragoza, who played at home, launched a very threatening offensive in the frontcourt. The Argentine midfielder, Aimar known as the "clown", successfully broke through in the frontcourt, attracting many defensive attention After the force, he suddenly passed the ball straight to his teammate in the national team, Diego Milito. Bosa's concentration was very concentrated, he took a leap, and hit the football out of the bottom line with his palm and danger.

Although this shot didn't score, it still made a group of players from the visiting team break out in cold sweat, and even gave birth to a fluke mentality in their hearts.

However, this fluke mentality has not yet shown, and then Zaragoza took a corner kick, Diego Milito beat the captain Alvarez to grab the point, and a powerful header blasted Villarreal Yar's goal.

In the opening 4 minutes, Villarreal was in a difficult situation.

If the accidental loss of the goal is considered a difficulty, then Alvarez's injury and departure will make the visiting team worse.When competing with Milito, Alvarez accidentally sprained his ankle after landing. After persisting on the field for a few minutes, he couldn't bear it anymore. Alvarez took the initiative to sit on the ground and made a change to the sidelines. human gesture.

Godin, who transferred from the Uruguayan national team this season, hardly had any warm-up, and was sent out urgently by Pellegrini. This is his first appearance in La Liga, but he did not expect it to be in such a critical situation time.

The score fell behind, and the team's main central defender left the field due to injury. This situation is really extremely critical for Villarreal.Before the game, they still wanted to continue to advance the team's winning streak. After all, they are creating new history with every step they take now, but the current situation has cast a shadow on everyone's mind. layer shadows.

To be honest, although Villarreal is now the leader in the league standings, they are definitely not as glamorous as the outside world sees. To be blunt, they are just a small club in a small seaside town. Staffing is often stretched, as it is now, the team only has a few wounded soldiers, and it is a bit bruised.

In addition, the international competition day has just passed, and there are several main players from various European national teams who have just experienced the battle of the national team. Fatigue is palpable.

After falling behind, Villarreal wanted to cheer up and launch a counterattack. In the next ten minutes or so, they did occupy the initiative on the court and had several threatening shots, but this threat Sex is not continuous. After this wave of offensive, they showed symptoms of subsequent fatigue.

This is the sequelae of the "FIFA virus". Most of the players are in a trance, not proactive enough, and even making mistakes again and again. And the lack of strength is the truest portrayal of the team at this moment.

The most active player on the field is Fan Bizhuang. He does not have the task of playing for the national team. The recent games have made him more confident in playing. His feet are hot. When his teammates are not in good condition , almost alone carried the offensive banner of the team's front court. His sprinting back and forth not only made the opponent exhausted, but also his large-scale activities connected the front and back courts, allowing the team to always maintain The threat to the opponent is precisely because of this, Zaragoza failed to pursue the victory after scoring a goal, and could only be exhausted.

But one person's good performance is hardly of decisive help to the overall situation. After figuring out Fan Bizhuang's routine and realizing that Villarreal's overall condition is not good, Zaragoza is very targeted At least two defensive players followed Fan Bizhuang closely, while in other places, it was crazy running and pressing. Soon, Villarreal once again fell into the ocean surrounded by the home team, and the situation was also tense. It is developing in a direction favorable to the home team.

Fan Bizhuang also gradually disappeared, without the support from his teammates, he could only do nothing by himself.

Villarreal could only switch from offense to defense, and began to struggle to resist Zaragoza's ferocious offensive.

However, the submarine is very lucky today. Although Zaragoza took the initiative on the field and attacked like a wave, he always lacked a little luck in his finishing touches. He even hit a football on the post once. Balbo Sadu gave up resistance, but the football finally popped out of the bottom line.

But struggling until the end of the first half, Fan Bizhuang finally broke free from the cage set up by the home team in the frontcourt. He used his speed and continuous quick dials to change direction and threw away two defenders. , a precise oblique long pass from the wing accurately found Diego Forlan, who was advancing towards the penalty area. Under the interference of Milito, he suddenly fell to the ground.

The referee blew the whistle in his mouth, ignored the explanations and complaints of the players of the home team, and gave Villarreal a penalty.

The team's first free throw was made by Kerme himself, easily tricked the goalkeeper, and scored the ball.

The score became 1:1, and Villarreal was lucky to pull the game to the same starting line. This score was also the final score of the first half.

During the intermission, Pellegrini made adjustments to the team's lineup, and also changed the strategy. Carney replaced Cazorla, who was invisible in the first half, and another side was substituted. Guard Abarina and Capdevila play.These two players have just experienced the game of their respective national teams, and the state is obvious, terrible.

Pellegrini told the players that in the second half they will focus on defensive counterattacks, and if there is no good opportunity, they should not easily pull out to attack their opponents.

It is really embarrassing for the league leader to be beaten by a team that is on the verge of relegation and can only use defensive counterattacks to protect itself, but this is the fact. From another perspective, there is nothing shameful about being flexible. Getting points is the most important thing.

The second half of the game was almost a replica of the first half. Although adjustments and changes were made, Villarreal's overall downturn still put them at a disadvantage. Zaragoza saw the weakness of the submarine, so he tried his best Attack as much as you can, and want to take all three points.

For a team like them struggling on the brink of relegation, every point is precious. If there is a chance to get three points, why give up?
(End of this chapter)